Tagabawa
Tagabawa is an Austronesian language spoken in Philippines, by about 43 thousand people.
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Tagabawa is a Manobo language of Davao City and Mount Apo in Mindanao, the Philippines. Tagabawa is spoken in Cotabato and Davao del Sur provinces, and on the slopes of Mount Apo west of Davao City, The language is spoken by the Bagobo Tagabawa people.
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Words in Tagabawa
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | manubu* | |
| name | Nadan* | |
| eye | mata* | |
| tooth | Nipan* | |
| hand | balad* | |
| blood | dipanug* | |
| bone | tulan* | |
| breast | susu* | |
| water | wayig* | |
| fire | apuy* | |
| sun | álló | |
| mountain | pabuNan* | |
| tree | kayu* | |
| leaf | daun* | |
| night | dukilam* | |
| dog | asu* | |
| snake | áppuy | |
| one | sabad* | |
| two | duwa* | |
| I | a* | |
| you | nu* | |
| we | ki* | |
| drink | inam* | |
| see | kita* | |
| hear | dinag* | |
| die | mate* | |
| come | sadun* | |
| path | dalan* | |
| new | mantu* | |
| full | panu* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary
- Ilianen ManoboAustronesian59% alike
- Matigsalug ManoboAustronesian56% alike
- Cotabato ManoboAustronesian56% alike
- Western Bukidnon ManoboAustronesian52% alike
- Sarangani ManoboAustronesian49% alike
- Ata ManoboAustronesian47% alike
Grammar
- IwaidjaIwaidjan Proper92% alike
- Upper KinabatanganAustronesian91% alike
- Mag-Anchi AytaAustronesian90% alike
- LotudAustronesian89% alike
- TagalogAustronesian88% alike
- Sabah BisayaAustronesian88% alike
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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